Craving Chaos: A Rivals to Lovers, Stranded Together, Mafia Romance by Jill Ramsower
Author:Jill Ramsower [Ramsower, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jill Ramsower LLC
Published: 2024-06-12T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 25
RENZO
Just this once. Nothing has to change.
How the fuck am I supposed to act like nothingâs changed when my entire world has been turned inside out? Some events are too monumental not to leave an indelible mark on your soul.
When a hurricane decimates a coastal town, the buildings may be rebuilt, but that community will never be the same. Having Shae Byrneâthe most independent, headstrong woman Iâve ever metâgive herself to me and submit to my command was like no other high on earth. I canât simply forget it ever happened. Iâll crave that feeling for the rest of my goddamn life.
The fact that sheâs still resisting makes me want to kill someone.
Why? Why wonât she give in? Our families complicate things, but they arenât here. And even if they were, Iâm the fucking boss of my family. Iâll do what I damn well please. So what if sheâs not Italian. Itâs not the 1970s anymore, and we arenât dogs needing to be AKC registered.
What matters is loyalty and character. Not bloodlines.
And even if someone disagrees, thereâs always the alliance exception. My father had no qualms marrying off his niece to Shaeâs cousin in the name of an alliance. Why should my role as boss preclude me from a similar relationship? If I say itâs not a problem, then itâs not a fucking problem.
She wants to refuse to accept me?
Well, I refuse to accept her refusal.
I canât go back home and pretend Iâm okay with her sharing that side of herself with anyone else. Iâll go fucking insane. That untamed spirit of hers is mine. I know it. Her body knows it. I have to find a way to convince her mind.
I need to know whatâs holding her back so I can bury that reason six feet under.
Is it her independence sheâs worried about? The opinions of her family? My family? Whatever the source, I have to convince her Iâm not a threat. That being with me is worth the risk.
I spend the rest of the afternoon thinking over my options. After weâve eaten and the last of twilightâs glow has faded from our small window, I decide to do some digging. If I can get her talking, maybe I can get to the root of the problem.
âTell me more about your family.â Itâs such an obvious question. Iâm suddenly kicking myself for not pushing to know more about her sooner.
âLike what?â
âI donât know. I guess you can start with your role in the business. What do you do most days?â
âI oversee security at Bastion, so I usually work at night.â
âThatâs one of your social clubs?â
âWe only have the one social club, though I suppose some people might call Moxy a social club.â Her lips twist into a wry smirk.
âIâm sure thereâs enough regulars at a strip club to justify the moniker.â
She raises her cup of water in agreement. âI would imagine youâre right, though I donât spend much time over there, so I wouldnât know the particulars.â
âConner works
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